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A fine fibrous form of (usually) amphibole or pyroxene, it may consist of (for example) anthophyllite, tremolite, actinolite, crocidolite or chrysotile.

Classification of Asbestos

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Other Names for Asbestos

Synonyms:
AmianthiniteAmianthoideAsbestiniteAsbestiteAsbestoîde
AsbestusCymatineEarth-flaxMountain WoodStone-flax
Other Languages:
Arabic:أسبستوس
Bulgarian:Азбест
Catalan:Asbest
Czech:Azbest
Danish:Asbest
Dutch:Asbest
Esperanto:Asbesto
Estonian:Asbest
Finnish:Asbesti
French:Amiante
Galician:Amianto
German:Asbest
Amianthinit
Asbeferrit
Asbestinit
Asbestit
Bergflachs
Bergfleisch
Berghaar
Berghaut
Greek:Αμίαντος
Hebrew:אזבסט
Hungarian:Azbeszt
Indonesian:Asbestos
Italian:Amianto
Japanese:石綿
Korean:석면
Lithuanian:Asbestas
Mongolian (Cyrillic Script):Асбест
Norwegian (Bokmål):Asbest
Norwegian (Nynorsk):Asbest
Persian:آزبست
Polish:Azbest
Portuguese:Asbesto
Romanian:Azbest
Russian:Асбест
Serbian (Cyrillic Script):Азбест
Simplified Chinese:石棉
Slovak:Azbest
Spanish:Asbesto
Amianthinita
Asbeferrita
Asbestinita
Asbestita
Swedish:Asbest
Telugu:రాతినార
Turkish:Asbest
Ukrainian:Азбест

Other Information

Health Warning:The fibres and dust can cause serious lung conditions if inhaled. Any handling of material containing asbestos should be done only by those who are trained and properly equipped in its handling and disposal.

Collectors who have small samples of asbestos are advised to keep them in sealed plastic boxes where there are, of course, perfectly safe.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos

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    Localities for Asbestos

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    Afghanistan
     
    • Lowgar (Lawgar; Lawghar; Logar; Loghar; Lowghar) Province
      • Mohammad Agha District
        • Abparan
    • Paktia (Paktiya) Province
      • Sayid Karam District
        • Afdzalkhel
    Angola
     
    • Namibe Province
      • Bibala City Council
        • Munhino
    		A. M. I. Martins collection
    Australia
     
    • South Australia
      • Mt Lofty Ranges
        • North Mt Lofty Ranges
          • Spalding
    		alan swatland
    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Goldberg group
          • Kleine Fleiß valley
        • Reißeck group
          • Kolbnitz
            • Burgstallberg Mt.
    		F. H. Ucik: Carinthia II, 159./79.:32-33 (1969)
            • Hattelberg
    		F. H. Ucik: Carinthia II, 159./79.: 32-33 (1969)
            • Zandlach
    		F. H. Ucik: Carinthia II, 159./79.: 32-33 (1969)
      • Klagenfurt
        • Moosburg
          • Stallhofen
    		G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Felben valley
          • Felben
            • Großbruck farm
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
        • Hollersbach valley
          • Scharnbachgraben
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
      • Lungau
        • Schladminger Tauern Mts
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
    Belgium
     
    • Brabant Province
      • Enghien
        • Rebecq
          • Bierghes
            • Quenast
    		Histoire, industrie, geologie des Carrières de Quenast. Claude Pire, 1993
    Canada
     
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Newfoundland
        • Baie Verte Peninsula
    		Christian Bracke Collection
    Christian Bracke Collection
    Christian Bracke Collection
    • Ontario
      • Leeds and Grenville Co.
        • Portland
      • Thunder Bay District
        • O'Connor Township
    		Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 1101.
    • Québec
      • Richmond Co.
        • Shipton Township
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
    China
     
    • Hebei Province
      • Baoding Prefecture
        • Laiyuan Co.
    		http://www.smartminerals.com/cina2004/art_China_localities.htm
    • Jiangxi Province
      • Shangrao Prefecture
        • Yiyang Co.
    		www.chinamining.org/Facts/2006-10-17/1161064020d1618.html
    www.chinamining.org/Facts/2006-10-17/1161064020d1618.html
    Egypt
     
    Finland
     
    • Itä-Suomen Lääni
      • Outokumpu
    France
     
    • Auvergne
      • Haute-Loire
        • La Chaise-Dieu
          • Cistrières
    		F.H Forestier "Les Péridotites Serpentinisées en France, Fascicule IV, Massif Central Médian : Bassin du Haut Allier", BRGM, 1964
    • Brittany
      • Côtes-d'Armor
        • Callac
          • Calanhel
    		Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, (4), 23-29.
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Rhône
        • Tarare
          • Le Breuil
    		G. Demarcq, 1973, "Guides Géologiques Régionaux : Lyonnais, Vallée du Rhône" , p. 49, Masson.
      • Savoie
        • La Lauzière massif
    		DE ASCENCAO GUEDES R.. (2000). La Lauzière : les espèces minérales, Savoie, France. Le Règne Minéral hors-série n°6, pp. 24-39. Editions du Piat.
    DE ASCENCAO GUEDES R.. (2000). La Lauzière : les espèces minérales, Savoie, France. Le Règne Minéral hors-série n°6, pp. 24-39. Editions du Piat.
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Lower Bavaria
        • Bavarian Forest
          • Hauzenberg
            • Obernzell
              • Steinhag
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    • Hesse
      • Dillenburg District
        • Gladenbach
          • Rachelshausen
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
    • Saxony
      • Vogtland
        • Reichenbach
          • Neumark
    		J. Müller, Werdau, Saxony
    Italy
     
    • Liguria
      • Genova Province
        • Genova
    		Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
        • Mezzanego
    		Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
        • Tiglieto
    		Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
      • La Spezia Province
        • Maissana
    		Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia
    Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia
      • Savona Province
        • Sassello
    		Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.
    • Lombardy
      • Sondrio Province
        • Malenco Valley
          • Lanterna Valley
            • Campo Franscia
    		De Michele, V. (1974). Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol.
          • Lanzada
    		Marinai & Scaini, 1978. I minerali d'Italia. Rizzoli Editore, Milano
    • Piedmont
      • Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
        • Ossola Valley
          • Baceno
            • Devero Alp (Devero Valley; Val Devero)
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Bolzano Province (South Tyrol)
        • Passiria Valley (Passeier Valley)
    		Exel, R. (1987): Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo. Athesia, Bolzano, 204 pp.
      • Trento Province
        • Fassa Valley
          • Monzoni Mts
    		De Michele, V. (1974). Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol.
    • Tuscany
      • Florence Province
        • Impruneta
    		Brizzi G., Meli R., 1996 - I minerali della formazione ofiolitica dell'Impruneta (FI). - Riv. Mineral. Ital., 20 1: 81-98.
    Brizzi G., Meli R. (1996) - I minerali della formazione ofiolitica dell'Impruneta (FI). - Riv. Mineral. Ital., 20 1: 81-98.
    Brizzi G., Meli R., 1996 - I minerali della formazione ofiolitica dell'Impruneta (FI). - Riv. Mineral. Ital., 20 1: 81-98.
    Mexico
     
    • Durango
      • Mun. de Durango
        • Victoria de Durango
    		Personal collection
    Mozambique
     
    • Zambezia Province
      • Alto Ligonha District
    		Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1964, LXXXVII, p. 553-556.
    South Africa
     
    • Limpopo Province
      • Pietersburg greenstone belt
    		Minerals of South Africa
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Lleida (Lérida)
        • Pallars Sobirà
          • Sort
            • Llessui
    		Mata-Perelló (1990) "Els minerals de Catalunya" Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona: 441p
    Sweden
     
    • Dalarna
      • Ludvika
        • Grängesberg
    • Lappland
      • Jokkmokk
        • Padjelanta
        • Sarek
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
    		Kjell Gatedal
    • Västmanland
      • Hällefors
        • Grythyttan
    Switzerland
     
    • Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden)
      • Misox (Mesolcina Valley)
        • Calanca Valley
          • Arvigo
    		Die Mineralien der Schweiz, Max Weibel et Al.
    • Uri
      • Urseren
        • Hospental
          • St Anna-Berg
    		Stalder, H. A., de Quervain, F., Niggli, E., Graeser, St., Die Mineralfunde der Schweiz, (1973), p. 131
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Binn Valley
      • Lötschen valley
        • Lonza Valley
          • Mittal
    		Die Mineralien der Schweiz, Weibel et al. 1990
    Taiwan
     
    • Taiwan Province
      • Hualien Co.
        • Chochi
          • Chingshuichi
    		Ho & Lee (1963) Economic Minerals of Taiwan. (Geological Survey of Taiwan)
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Lizard Peninsula
          • Landewednack
    		Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.
    USA
     
    • Alabama
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Arizona
      • Greenlee Co.
        • Shannon Mts
          • Clifton-Morenci District
    		MRDS database Dep. ID #10088880, MRDS ID #M800161.
      • Pima Co.
        • Santa Rita Mts
          • Helvetia-Rosemont District
    		MRDS database Dep. ID file #10210709, MAS ID #0040190377.
    MRDS database Dep. ID file #10210606, MAS ID #0040190327.
        • Sierrita Mts
          • Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District)
    		MRDS database Dep. ID file #10259047, MAS ID #0040190430.
    • California
      • Calaveras Co.
        • Pardee Area
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Tuolumne Co.
        • Jamestown District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder Co.
        • Lake Albion
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
      • Chaffee Co.
        • Monarch District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
        • Sedalia District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 98.
    Gems and Minerals of America - Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Delaware
      • New Castle Co.
        • Wilmington
    		Dana 6:1070.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll Co.
        • Carrollton
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
      • Habersham Co.
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
      • Rabun Co.
        • Burton Lake Area
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
        • Clayton
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    Rocks & Min.: 64: 203.
      • Troup Co.
        • Louise Chromite belt
          • Louise Chromite Deposit (Turner Property; Polhill Property; Owens Properties; Chromite Deposits Near Louise Georgia; Troup County Chromite Georgia)
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
      • White Co.
        • Cleveland
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
        • Robertson
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex Co.
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson Co.
        • Felch
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead Co.
        • Dillon District (Carter Creek District; Frying Pan Basin District)
    		David Frank and Lorraine Edmond (2001) Feasibility for Identifying Mineralogical and Geochemical Tracers for Vermiculite Ore Deposits EPA 910-R-01-002
      • Carbon Co.
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Lincoln Co.
        • Libby District (Snowshoe District)
          • Libby
    • New Jersey
      • Hudson Co.
        • Hoboken
    		A Quest for New Jersey Minerals, Robert Speiser(1978).
      • Mercer Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 77.
      • Morris Co.
        • Montville Township
          • Lake Valhalla
    		A Quest for New Jersey Minerals, Robert Speiser (1978): 15.
        • Rockaway Township
          • Rockaway
    		The Iron Mines of NJ (1910), Bayley:451-452.
      • Passaic Co.
        • Ringwood
    		The Iron Mines of NJ (1910), Bayley:474, 480-481.
      • Somerset Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.
      • Sussex Co.
        • Byram Township
          • Roseville
    		NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpts.: (1856): 171; (1900): 177.
      • Warren Co.
        • Jenny Jump Mountain
          • Hope Township
    		The Iron Mines of NJ (1910), Bayley: 214.
          • Independence Township
    		No reference listed
          • Southtown
            • Waterfield tract
    		NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1900):178-179.
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan Borough
          • New York Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 30.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 26.
        • Staten Island Borough
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.
            • Staten Island
    		New York State Museum Bull. 223,224, Newland, David H. (July-August 1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York: 32.
            • Tompkinsville
    		New York State Museum Bull. 223,224, Newland, David H. (July-August 1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York: 32.
      • Orange Co.
        • Monroe Township
          • Monroe
    		Dana 6: 1063; The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 98.
    • North Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America - Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Frank
    		U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995
      • Buncombe Co.
        • Democrat
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Burke Co.
        • Brindletown
    		Rocks & Min.:60:86.
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Dana 6:1075.
        • Morganton
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
      • Jackson Co.
        • Glenville-Norton
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
        • Sapphire Valley
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
        • Webster- Balsam
    		Wilson,W.F and McKenzie,B.J,1978, Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina ,Information Circular 24
        • Webster-Balsam
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Macon Co.
        • Cowee Valley
          • Ellijay District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Jay Ellis Ransom, 1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
      • Transylvania Co.
        • Lake Toxaway
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
      • Wilkes Co.
        • North Wilkesboro
    		Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey, North Carolina
    • Oregon
      • Jackson Co.
        • Upper Applegate District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
        • Upper Graves Creek District
    		Oregon Metal Mines Handbook, 1943, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Bulletin No. 14-C, Vol. 2, Section 2 - Jackson Co., page 86.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester Co.
        • Westtown Township
          • West Chester
    		Dana, 1868, 778
    www.libraries.psu.edu/emsl/guides/X/delaware.htm.
      • Northampton Co.
        • Hanover Township
          • Campbell's Hump (Quaker Hill)
    		Frazier, B.W. (1882), "On Crystals of Axinite from a Locality near Bethlehem, PA, etc.," Am.Jour.Sci., Vol. 3(24):439-447
    Frazier, B.W. (1882), "On Crystals of Axinite from a Locality near Bethlehem, PA, etc.," Am.Jour.Sci., Vol. 3(24):439-447
      • Philadelphia Co.
        • Philadelphia
          • Fairmount Park
    		Ref.: Gordon, S.G. (1922) "The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania," Special Publication No. 1, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: p. 125.
    • South Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
      • Laurens Co.
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Utah
      • Beaver Co.
        • San Francisco Mts
          • San Francisco District (Frisco District)
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Salt Lake Co.
        • Wasatch Mts
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    • Vermont
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle Co.
        • Alberene
    		No reference listed
        • Old Dominion
    		Rocks & Minerals: 60: 165.
    Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Amelia Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Carroll Co.
        • Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province
          • Gossan Lead District
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Fairfax Co.
        • Culpeper Basin
          • Centreville
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Fauquier Co.
        • Markham
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Floyd Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Grayson Co.
        • Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province
          • Gossan Lead District
            • New River at Hampton Ford
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Henry Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Loudoun Co.
        • Conklin
    		Rocks & Min.:60:167.
        • Leesburg
    		Dana 6: 1072.
      • Louisa Co.
      • Page Co.
        • Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province
          • Ida
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Warren Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
        • Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Wythe Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona Co.
    		Rocks & Minerals 76:388
    Rocks & Minerals 76:388
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